Excavating system.



c. Afmoams, DECD, C. R- MORRIS. EXECUTRIX.

EXCAVATING SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1|. 913.

- PatentedSept. 4, 1917.

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c. R. MORRIS, EXECUTRIX.

EXCAVATING SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. n. 1913.

1 ,238,801 Fatented Sept. 4, 1917.

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OF NEW YORK, Y ;A CORPORATION x T aZZ/ whom, it maynonoemil'i it known that I, Cnannns Monms', -a .citiren of the United States, resid ng-"at Montelair, county of Essex, and State of a5 Ne\ v Jersey, have'invented a certain new -anduseful EXeavating System, iof Whichj thefoliowl-ng 1s a specification; I

This inventionis an QXCitVatiflg system of' that kind vhei'einfa drag- .scf'ape'r shovel is designed to be'usedfor loading the trim I terial thereinby awp'uil on the bald line, and

thereafter the loaded shovel is hoisted to predetermined position -locked or retained ,in such position-,so as to allow the drag line to be .slaokened; and conveyedto thepoint of unloading,=theI hoisting line being'" provided with a stop which prevents. the showfe'l frombeing lifted too high at the'frontf end and the'dragiline' being slackened when the shovel is" suspended, but, by slackening tension- 1 on the hoisting line and. While sus pended at the:-predetermined height; the

shovel is adap'ted' to tilt-oi drop to a di1n1pingiposition for automatically; discharging 2 5 theiload,

both being sla'ckened at this time. t l The excavating mechanism-is employed in connection with aboom of a portable Ederrick or with an elevated carrier of cable-- wayin ordeif that the material may be c0n 'yeyed from the loading' 'ioint the mere o'r J less remote dumpingpoint, but in'this Conneotion itdstoben'oted that when theloatl'ed scraper is raised by the pulldoii the hoisting line to a predetermined. height, said. shovel is ar l ested and looked ,at that hleighhby -the automatic action of a serapensuspending' device, thus precluding the elevation of the loaded shovel to a 'iointiwhiehdumps'fthe 40 shovel backwardly It is necessary tha'tfthe hoisting line shall remain u'n'dei tensioig l for r the reason that the loaded bucket thus precluded from damping and said shovel ,-.\vhen hoisted jwill'rem ain undei" control or .be-restrairied from swaying idly or at will in the air, but tension on thedragi line is :i ckened, the mechanism operating "success, iu-lly without resorting to a*toi1nterweight. The scraper-susp'endingbontriVance WllIQlL 5Q I pref'er to employ emb dies'jtwo members through which the hoisting li'ne'is freeto run, means for su-spemling one member at variabie heights at which it may be desired to suspend the loaded shovel, meansfor eon- I i EXCAVATING- YSTE1VL .;the drag line and" hoisting ii'ne l tion of the shoyeh the latter. being t CHARLES A, MPH/BIS, OF IMION"'ItCLAIR, NEW'J'ERSE Y; CLARA- R MORRIS, EXECUTRIX DECEASED, ASSI GNOR TO THE HAYWARD CO PANY,

v j: 1 122K801. Specification ofiretters Patent. -i afented eem;

I i Y I eap ncaiioa fi ld Augilst 11,1913] seni No, 784,126. Q i

; i U I r necting the other member to the 'jshovel so theretofand.lOckingnieansi-operable':by a trip lineand 'earried bythe suspended member in position fox: engagement automati- 5 callyavith that member which reniainsieonnected. 'to' the she-rel; I l i In. mysystem, the hoisting line-performs a threefo'ld function: First, it operates pri:

1 nnirily as a means for hoisting the shovel; seconi'l t' coi iperates :With other parts in suspe'ndnig the iloaded shovel in a non-dumping o's ition, and third, it serves the purpose of a dump line While the; shovel remainsinia-suspended position at a'predetermined hei ht for the reason that by siackening -tension on the hoisting line tilt qr drop to-aninclined or downwardly pointed position for discharging the load.

Other features off-the :invention'and the advantages. ,thereof fwill appear from "the following detailed descript' *In'th'e drawings, 1.

Figure l is a side'eleyation of an exoavat i'ng apparatus embodying this 1 invention; said apparatus being" illustrated in connection ith movable boom of a derrick;

5 Eigrg is'an enlarged iew in side e1evathe means for hoisting -'j ended rnon du nping:posltion. F 1g. 3 1s a viewslm lar to.I1ig. 2iwith-the shovel in a dumping pos1t10n..*-. V

F ig. hls a vertical section "through 'the stopping and locking means associated 3W1 ths;

' the suspending 'mechanism for the shovel, andthe hoisting and dumping rope'line. i.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of another em fbodi'ment of the invention. wherein the 'sci'rapersuspending, device is omit separate dump; line-is employed- Referring to; the construction in Figs' 1 m4, inclusive, A de's'gnates a shovel of any 1 approyed [construction-y said shovel'is open at its front andjtop but:is clqs e'dfat .the'bottdmrand rear. At the'low'er front pa'rt of the shovelis a cutting edge in which may be inthelfoi'ni of vteeth or diggin'g toes. i l

histiiated the shovel is adapted to v and dumping. show niin a sus' that it ivill be reta-ined in acel-tain'relation and a "B is the hoist ai'id diinip.line, arid C is the draft line. Said draft line is shown as having a ring a to 'Whieh is attached a plurality of draft bridles C The draft bridle C is conneeted by a shackle 6' to the upper forward part of the shovel, whereas the draft bridle C is connected by a shackle c to a forwardly extending lug c of the shovel, said lug 0 being positioned below the shackle c in order that the draft bridle C will be connected to the forward part of the shovel .at a point below the attachment of the bridle C to said forward part of the shovel. The draft bridles C C are unequal in length, bridle C being longer than bridle C so that when tension is drag line C, the bridle C pulls on the u per forward part of the shovel so as to t1 t the same to an inclined position with respect to the ground line, but, obviously, the bridles C C may be varied in length in order to regulate the angle of inclination of the shovel to the ground so as to control the digging capacity of said shovel.

The hoist line B in my invention operates in part as a means for sus nding the shovel when loaded and hoisted in a nondumping position, it being required that tension be maintained on this line B in order to preclude the loaded shovel when hoisted from turning to a dumping position, but when tension is slackened on said line B theshovel is adapted to turn to the dumping position shown in Fig. 3 for discharging the load therefrom.

Cooperating with this hoist and dump line B is a two-part shovel-suspendingdevice, shown more particularly in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. Said device embodies two members D D, both of which are tubular for the hoist line to run freely therethrou h. Member D is shown as consisting of a hollow casting provided with lugs d d. Tothe lugs d-of member D is attached a suspending bridle e of a line E. Retaining dogs F are pivoted to the lugs d of member D, said dogs being provided with engaging members f extending inwardly toward each other and below the tubular member D.

The dogs are shown as having long arms extending outwardly from the pivotalconnection with lugs d, and to these arms are attached the branches of a bridle f on a tri line F.

aid trip line is operable at will for the purpose of simultaneously moving the (lo s F.

The other member D of the two-part scraper-suspending device is provided with a conical head g terminating in a shoulder g, the lower part It of said member D' being offset or inclined. This inclined or offset member is hollow so that the passage therein will communicate with the usage through the hollow body of said mem r D. The body is provided with a slot 1; in which is positioned a direction sheave G ada ted to turn freely on a pin 9, said sheave being ositioned at the angular part of the r D so as to engage with thelioiatdine' B applied to the is attached to the member D memconnection I which attaches the rear part of,

the scraper to one member D of the twopart scraper-suspending device, whereby said connection I operates to support the scraper from said two-part suspending device when said scraper is turned into a dumping position. The connection I is shown as a flexible bridle one end of which by means of a shackle'i, said member or bridle I being .inclined from member D toward the rear art of shovel A, to which shovel said bridle is'connected by means of ashackle The hoist and dump line B is thus adapted .to run freely through tubular members D D, and the lower end of said line B is connected by means of a shackle b to the up er art of shovel A. It will thus be seen t at mist line B is connected with the upper forward part of the shovel, whereas connection or bridle I is connected with the rear up er gart of said shovel, whereby the hoist hue and bridle I cooperate in suspending the loaded shovel in a non-dumping position when said shovel is hoisted, for the reason that tension is kept on the hoist line B upon the elevation of the loaded shovel. The headed end 9 of member D is adapted, on the elevation of the shovel by the hoist line, to pass between theengaging members f of the dogs'F until said engaging members fit below the shoulder cl of said member D whereby the elevation of the member D' with the shovel by the hoisting line will operate to bring member D into engagement with member D for the purpose of arresting or stopping the upward movement of the shovel at a predetermined height, at which point the dogs F will engage with member D so that a part of the weight of the load will be imposed upon member D, although it is necessary to keep tension on hoist line B' to prevent the shovel from turnin to a dumping position.

11 the construction shown, the hoist line B is-provided with a stop B thesame being secured to'the line ata point adjacent to the shackle connection 6' between the line and the forward upper part ,of the scraper. Now, when the scraper is loaded by the pull on the drag line, and strain-is applied to the hoist line B, the latterv runs through the members D D of the trip and lock device until the stop B on the hoist line contacts with the member D,see-Fig. 2, thus arresting the furtherrunning movement of the hoist line through member D and preventing the hoist :hne from lifting the front end of the scraper too highlio that there is no tendency e the hoist line to lift the thence to asuitable power drum; The drag wound-around the icleat j}, whereas thetrip line Ft extendsover pulley j? to a pulley. j so that the tripline is inconvenientmeach of theoperator.

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" Theirig g'ofthe lines foroperating the excavating shovel isshown in Fig; 1 1110.011

nectionwith aswinging boom J'of a'derriclr J, the-latter being ottheusualor 'anypre- .ferred construction.- Onithis boom are aseriesof pulleys'aj j j j and a cleztt: jhr-Ihe .hoist line B runs upwardly from the shovel through members D D, over pulleys j and line 0 extends from the shovel beneath the pulley j and over pulley j" to a suitable power drum: :The suspending line-E formember Dfrunsfreely over pulley-fend is In operatiomthe boom is swung-over the loading point :and by slackening "on" the ;lines;B O the shovel is dropped upon-the 25. i Tension is new appliedto, the hoist line B so material. The pull of -the drag line C-draws the shovel in' a forward direction an'd' cuts through the material so as tofill said shovel.

as to'pullit through members D D until the stop B contacts with member D, whereupon the shovel is lifted by the cooperatio'n'of bridle I with the hoist line.- The op- T eration of lifting the shovel by the hoist line continues until thehead of member D is engaged by dogs 'F the hooks f ofwhi'ch fit beneatlithe shoulder g of memb'er -D. As a result of the locking engagement bethe shovel being'retaine'd in the raised nondumping positioni 'Atthis" time tension is kept 'on thedragline seas to preclude the shovel from swaying in, mid-air, although it is not necessary to maintain the tension 45' tightlyon said drag line, whereby the shovel when suspendedis under control by the drag -line and the hoist line. The'boom may now be swung to the point at which it is desired to discharge the load, and byslack'ening I tension on the hoist linethe shovel willturn -to the dumping position. shown in 3,

wherein the bridle I, and-member's D D; and trip line F" cooperate.tosustainthe weight of the shovel fronithesuspending' line- E. After discharging-the load the trip line F is operated soas to release the dolgs froin member D, whereupon the hoist hneB 18 paid out and the shovel will drop by gravity upon the ground, after which the operations will be repeated? itis evident thatthe suspending 1?) may be operated at will for the purpose of,

raising or lowering the member D of the two-part suspending device in order to en gage member D of the shovel at different heights. -This is advantageous for therea son that theshovel when loaded may be sus: :pended according to-the height of thevspoil bank vor otherpmaterial, at the unloading pointy a ."Although' Ihave shown and described a preferred form of the invention'wherei-n the two-part scraper-suspendingdeviceis used in connection with a suspending line-F and the functions of lioisting and dumping the loaded shovel are performed bya single line; I5,-it is not-desired to limit the inventionto the-use'of thesedevices,gior. the reason that 21- may use a' separate dump lineandaor'nit the two-part scraper'suspending device. wT'his fo'rinof the invention is illustrated in Fig. 5 wherein Aqdesignates vthe shovel, C11

shovel and the drag line in-the manner described,z"and" B is the hoist line. 1 Said hoist line ctinneet'ed tearing k, and to thisring. are attziched the upper ends of tw'o sus-r.

- pendingbridles K K. Bridle K is connected by shackle '7) to the upper forward part of the shovel, whereasbridle K'is conneted'byshaclrle i to'the rear upper part of theshovel. Saidbric'lle K 'is provided;

intermediate -its ends with a ring Z to which is connected a separate (lumpline L. The shovel of-Fig.--5 is adapted to be=operatedby the drag line and the hoist line, substantially ashereinbefore described, but \vhenthe' suspended shovel has been carried to the dumping point, tension is slackene'd on hoist'line B, and dump line L is kept in a taut condi- G the draftbridles-rconneetedwith the i tion, whereupon the weight ofthe shovel-is imposed upon "the dump line L, andsaid shovel is'freeto turn'into the dumpingposition, shown in dotted lines, for'the purpose of discharging the load.

ivhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by "Letters Patent, is:"

1 In "a device of the class described,"the combination with a load carrier, of a suspendingmeinber with one-part of the 10:1 d carrier,- a hoist line attachedto anotherpart of the load carrier and'free to run relatively to the 1 suspending'membei', means for retainingthe stop separate from the load'carrier for limiting the hoisting movement of the hoist line relatively to the suspending member so that tension on the hoist line 'reta'insthe'load carrier in a hoisted an(l-n ')n-duinping position, said"load-ca1"rierf beingdun iped by relaxing" tension on the hoist line.

Y In an excavating apparatus,the GOTH- I bination with a scraper,'ofa-suspende(l stop device embodying two cooperating members and a locking device, a bridle attached to the scraper and to one of said members, and a hoist line running freely through the members of said stop device and attached to the I Having thus fully described the inventioiyi ing member, meansiconnecting said suspend-" suspendingmember at a fixed height, and a scraper, said hoist line cooperating with the bridle in retaining the scraper in a nondumping position and operating by slack in the line to drop the scraper point downward.

3. In an excavating apparatus, the combination with a scra' er, of a two-part suspending mechanism, one of said parts being connected with the scraper fOIJDOYBmGIIl therewith and means for effecting a lockin engagement between the two parts of said suspending mechanism so as to suspend the scraper in a dumping )osition and at a predetermined height, and a hoist line attached to said scraper and having a running connection with said suspending mechanism, said scraper being retained in a hoisted nondumping position by maintaining tension on said hoist line.

4. In an excavating apparatus, the combination with a scraper, of a suspending bridle connected with an end portion of the scraper, a hoist line, means-for connecting said hoist line with the opposite end portion of the scraper, said hoist line and the bridle cooperating in retaining the scraper in a nondumping position by maintaining tension on the hoist line, means operable by a relaxation of tension on the hoist line for effecting a. variation in the relative lengths of the bridle and the hoist line to dump the hoisted scraper point downward, and a drag line connected to the forward part ofthe scraper, said drag line operating to control the suspended scraper so as to preclude undue swaying thereof.

5. In an excavating apparatus, the combination with a scraper provided with a cutt ng edge, and a haul line connected with said scraper, of a scraper suspending member, a second scraper suspending member normally connected with the rear of said scraper, means for locking the second suspending member to the first si spending member, and a hoist line attached to the front of the scraperand having running engagement with the first and second named sus ending members, said hoist line being; an era tension for hoisting the scraper and for effecting the locking engagement of the first suspending member with the second suspending member and said hoist line being free by slackening tension thereon to run freel with respect to the first and second susp nding members in dumping the scraper.

6. In an excavating apparatus, the combination with a scraper and a haul line connected therewith for loading the scraper, of

a suspending member having means for connecting it with said scraper, means whereby the elevation of said suspending member may be varied, and a hoist line slidable freely with respect to the suspending member and attached to said scraper, said hoist line, operating independently of the .haul

line for hoisting said scraper to a predetermined position relative to the suspending member and said hoist line being retained under tension so as to retain'the scraper in a non-dumping position.

7. In an excavating apparatus, the combination with a scraper and a haul line connected with said scraper for loading it, of a 8. In an excavating apparatus, the com-' bination with a scraper, of a two-part suspending device, means for supporting one part thereof at a predetermined height, a bridle connecting the other part of said suspending device with the scraper, and a hoist line free to run through said suspending device and attached to the scraper, said hoist line being under tension for retaining the scraper in a non-dumping position, and said scraper being free to turn into a dumping position when tension is slackened upon said hoist line.

9. In an excavating apparatus, the combination with a scraper, of a two-part sus pending device, means for supporting one part thereof at a predetermined height, a latch releasable at will for retaining said two parts in fixed relation, a-bridle connecting the other of said parts to the scraper, and a hoist line attached to the scraper, said hoist line being free to run through said parts of the suspending device for permitting the shovel to turn into a dumping position.-

10. In an excavating apparatus, the combination with a scraper, of a two-part suspending device, abridle attached to one part thereof and to the rear of said scraper, a'

hoist line attached directly to the forward part of the scraper, said hoist line being free to run relative to the sus ending device, and means controllable at wi l for retaining the two parts of the suspending device in locked relation, said scraper being retained in a non-dumping position by tension on the' hoist line, and upon slackening said hoist line said scraper is free to turn into a dumping position;

11. In an excavating ap aratus, the combination with a scraper, 0 a two-part sus pending device, a bridle attached to one part thereof and to the rear of said scraper,

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'a hoist line attached directly to the forward part of the scraper, said hoist line being free to run relatiye to the suspending deyice," late-l mechanism positioned on one part so as to adapt the bridle to suspend the scraper when the latterturns into; a' dump-i ing fpositiom and means for. releasing the ,lat climechanism,said scra 'i'er being retained in -a;fnonrdumping positioi by tension on the hoist inc, and upon slackening said hoist: line is id jscraper, iiree' to turn into adlrmp ei? ,iti ni i ;In-'an excavating,appanatus,thecon -s liiniitioh with a scraper amt a haul line con: nectb'd "with scraper, ;for loading the same, of a hoist line connected; with .the scraper torhoisting the same to a predetermined height, and means for takingoff the. hoist line the Weightot' the scraper when the latter shall have been elevated ton-predetermined height the action of said. hoist line, said ing tion'by tension on thc hoist line and independently'ot theaction of. the haulline.

13. In an excavating apparatus, the com-- bi nation with a scraper, and a: hail llinc. con nected thereivith for loadi'i' gthe same, of a hoist line separate from, the haul line and connected with th Symperifor hoisting the latter'to a predetermined-;l1eigh,t,and means adapted tobepositioncd at variable heights relative to the loading ppint and cooperating with the hoist line tor taking oftv said ;ho-ist. line the 'ivei'g'ht of the loaded scihjpbhfiubsequent to the action oi sajdhoist line in hoisting :the -serapr, 'saidscraper being retained in a min-dumping position .by, ten-s sion onthe hoist hne and independently of the action of the haul U 14:. In an excavating apparatus, the combination with a scraper, of a separable twopart suspending device, a bridle connected to the scraper and to one part of the sus pending device, means for supporting the other part of said suspending device at a predetermined height, and a hoist line attached to the scraper and having running engagement with said suspending device, said hoist line and the bridle cooperating in retaining the scraper in a non-dumping position and said two-part suspending device operating independently of the hoist line in supporting the loaded and hoisted scraper at the predetermined height.

15. In an excavating apparatus, the com bination with a scraper, of a suspended member, means for varying at Will the elevation. of said suspended'member, a second member, means normally connecting the second member with the scraper so that the second member and the scraper are movable.

conjointly, a hoist 'l'ine having a. running connectlo'n with the suspended member and the second member, a stop movable with the for engagement svith the other a )er bein retained in KICK-(111K173 'l' ioistline and adapted for contact with the locking the second member to the suspended ;member when the scraper is elevated 'by the .=-hoistvli ne to a predetermined position, a d

.c scraper being retained in a non-dumping position by tension on the hoist line in'a non-dumping position, and means for 70 o 16. In air-excavating apparatus, the com llnnatron of znscraper, asuspended member;

v1a second memberconnected with the scraper" --and-'n'1ova-hle therewithrelatively to the susi ing engagement" with the suspended 'mein .beingndirectly connectedto' the scraper a1 cooperating with the second 'member in Y :pending the scraper an ai'u'm-dmnpmg pos1-' memben '1' d... 17. In an excavating apparatus, theictnn;-

, bination with a scraper provided with acut- .tion, and a dragline independent offthe sus pending member and the second membergij said drag 'line being attached to the scraper -.zl" er:anc 1the second member, saidlmist line pended member,- a hoist lineha ving 'a'mfiaid scraper from swaying during .the --ho ist1n'-g t-l'lereot' toward the suspended ,5

- -t'ing-- edge, and a haul line connected to said 9 5 Scraper-yo]? a scraper 'siispe'ndmg 1ne1nber,'

vrheansfor supporting the latter at variable i heights, a, secondscra1-)ersuspending'n em secondrshspending member tvith' said I first" sci-ape r suspendmg -meml er,-and a hoist h e attached to the scraper near the opposite d thereof, said-hoist sline'havmg "running ea? gagement' with both said a'aper"sllispending 10 5 members and being under tension for hoisting the scraper and for elevating the second scraper suspending member into locking en gagement with the first scraper suspending member, whereby said hoist line may be 1 9 slaclrened for imposing the weight of the hoisted scraper upon the cooperating scraper suspending members and thereby permit the scraper to assume a dun'iping posit on.

18. In a device of the class described, the

connecting the two-parts of said suspending device, means normally connecting an end portion of the load carrier with one part of the suspending device, a hoist line tree to run relativelyto the two-parts of said suspendiffig device, and a stop on the hoist line tor arresting the elevation of the load carrier, sa1d hoist line being under tension for retaining the load carrier in a non-dumping position and said hoist line operating,

1 4 1n" .by a relaxation of tension thereon, to peraber normally connected with' thescraper "1 linear one end thereof,"meanstor locking the 100 mit the load carrier to turn by gravity into a dumping position. 4

1!). In a device of the class described, the combination with a load carrier, a suspending member therefor, and means for supporting the suspending member at a fixed height, of a flexible connection intermediate the load carrierand said suspending memher, a hoist line free to run relatively to the suspending member, and a stop separate from the load carrier for limiting the hoisting movement of the hoist line with respect to the suspending member, said hoist line operating to elevate the suspending member and the load carrier and said hoist ine being under tension to retain the load carrier in a non-dumping position, whereby the relaxation of tension on the hoist line permits the load carrier to turn by gravity into a dumping position.

20. In a device of the class described, the combination with a suspending device, and means for supporting it at a fixed height, of a load carrier open at one end and closed at the other end, means connecting the closed end of said load carrier with the suspending device and operating upon dumping the load carrier to suspend the same point downward from said suspeudin device, a hoist line attached to the open ront end portion of the load carrier, said hoist line being free to run through the suspending device and operating to raise the load carrier to a nondumping position and to hoist said load carrier to a desired height, and stopping menus for arresting the running movement of said hoist line relatively to the suspending device, said hoist line operating by tension thereon to retain the. load carrier in a non-dumping position and by relaxation of tension thereon to permit said load carrier to turn into a dumping position.

21. In a device of the class described, the combination with a suspending-device, and means for supporting the same at a fixed height, of a load carrying bucket provided with a closed rear end portion and an open digging end portion, means connecting said closed rear end portion with said sus ended device and operating to suspend said ucket point downward from said suspending device, a hoist line attached to said bucket at the open digging end portion thereof and having running engagement with the suspending device, a haul line separatefrom the hoist line and attached to said bucket at the front digging portion thereof, said hoist line operating to raise the bucket to a nondumplng position and to hoist said bucket to a desired height, and stopping means for arresting the runningmovement of the hoist line relatively to the suspending device, said hoist line operating by tension thereon to retain the bucket in a non-dumping position independentl of any latching action and by relaxation o tension on said line to permit the bucket to turn by gravity into a dumping position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. MORRIS. 

